Context: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a silent pandemic, is growing at an alarming rate. Why is AMR growing at an alarming rate? AMR: Globally, about 35% of common human infections have become resistant to available medicines. About 700,000 people die every year because available antimicrobial drugs (antibiotics, antivirals, anti-parasitic and antifungals) have become less effective at… Continue reading AMR and health crisis
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Behind China’s wolf warrior diplomacy
Context: Xi Jinping is deepening a ‘Chinese Communist Party-state’ brand of nationalism for a domestic and global audience. What is Chinese brand of nationalism? An abrasive brand of nationalism is associated with China. Beijing’s recourse to nationalistic aggression as a foreign policy strategy has gained the euphemism of ‘wolf warrior diplomacy’. It involves a state-sponsored… Continue reading Behind China’s wolf warrior diplomacy
Purpose of the vaccine
Context- The challenges vaccine poses to qualify as a ‘public health’ intervention in India. Contents1 What is the purpose of vaccination?1.1 What are the concerns related to vaccination?2 What are the challenges related to population based vaccination programme?3 What is the way forward? What is the purpose of vaccination? Individual prevention- – The ability to… Continue reading Purpose of the vaccine
Why Corporate houses should not own banks?
Context: Granting license to corporates to promote banks will be disastrous to the economy as a whole. Background Recently, the RBI constituted an Internal Working Group to determine if large corporate houses can be given licence to promote banks. The Internal Working Group recommended to allow corporate houses to operate banks. What are the concerns… Continue reading Why Corporate houses should not own banks?
Farmer’s protest
Context – Massive communication failure on the part of the central government to explain to farmers what these laws are, and how they are intended to benefit them. What is the farmer’s and States concern with regard to new farm laws? Farmer’s fear- This could corporatize agriculture, threaten the current mandi network and State revenues and dilute… Continue reading Farmer’s protest
India hosted the SCO heads of governments (HoG) meeting
Context: Three years after joining the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), India hosted the SCO heads of governments (HoG) meeting for the first time. How does the SCO serve India’s quest for geopolitical balance and regional engagement? The focus: The focus of the 66-point joint statement was in developing a “Plan of Priority Practical Measures… Continue reading India hosted the SCO heads of governments (HoG) meeting
Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist
Context: Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist threatens will have serious geopolitical implications in West Asia and beyond Background Fakhrizadeh, who is widely regarded as a key figure in Iran’s nuclear weapons programme was recently killed in an ambush attack on a rural road outside Tehran. Also, note that Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian general in charge… Continue reading Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist
Uttarakhand’s nameplate initiative
Context- Pauri district in Uttarakhand boast nameplates with girls name as district steps up for gender rights. More in News The pauri administration in Uttarakhand has launched an initiative, ‘Ghar ki pehchan, nooni ku noo’ (House in the name of the daughter), in its efforts to empower women and girls, under the initiative, villages are encouraged to… Continue reading Uttarakhand’s nameplate initiative
Karnataka MLC disqualified for being appointed as minister: HC
Source: Click here News: Karnataka High Court has held that Member of Legislative Council(MLC) Vishwanath stands disqualified under the anti-defection law and hence cannot be inducted into the state cabinet. Facts: Background: A petition was filed in the court alleging that AH Vishwanath had been appointed as member of the Legislative Council(MLC) for the sole purpose of… Continue reading Karnataka MLC disqualified for being appointed as minister: HC
Dilli chalo farmer’s protest
Context- Farmers from all over the country are protesting seeking the repeal of the new farm laws. What is Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce [FPTC] Act, 2020? Break the monopoly- It allows intra-state and inter-state trade of farmers produce beyond the physical premises of Agricultural Produce and Livestock Market Committee (APMC) markets. State will be now prohibited from levying any market… Continue reading Dilli chalo farmer’s protest
